Captain America 68 short/fleetside

[gottattooz]

I finished blacking out the Captain. Thanks again to Dave (Colgad) for the door. I replaced the passenger door and fender. Seeing as how I'll probably replace the entire cab one day, I just painted over the remaining glitter for the time being.

I got some door panels and arm rests out of the junkyard a few weeks ago. My plan was to clean the panels up and just paint them black. MY girlfriend suggested to paint them something other than black, so I painted them Graphite Metallic gray. I like the bit of contrast it adds to the interior. I have a replacement dash that I want to install one of these days, and I think it will receive similar treatment when the time comes.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I drove dad's truck to my aunt's house in Thomas Ville, ga. My girlfriend met me there and drove me back to Maggie valley, nc. After i got home and settled, i rode my bike up to my aunt's house, loaded it In the truck, and came home.

My dad's step dad picked him up In Knoxville and brought him home.

He checked into the va hospital in Tampa for a few days, then into rehab In Zephyrhills for three weeks. He's home now and trying to take it easy.

Final count was four broken vertebrae (L1, L2, L3 & L4 lower lumbar), and four broken ribs on the right side (4,5,6&7).

He'll be fine. It's all bone damage, no nerve damage. They had him up and walking the next day in a turtle shell brace.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

Coming home from house hunting in Georgia, i got a flat on the left front. So today i bought some 235/60r15's and mounted them on the remaining 15x8 gambler wheels. I think it makes the stance look more aggressive.

-Josh

[flashed]

I like the look .

[colgad]

Sounds like your moving!!

[gottattooz]

I'm just looking, Dave. My girlfriend's son live near fort benning and she's In newnan. I'm trying to transfer to a shop in south Atlanta. But nothing happens until it happens.

-Josh

[colgad]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

I'm just looking, Dave. My girlfriend's son live near fort benning and she's In newnan. I'm trying to transfer to a shop in south Atlanta. But nothing happens until it happens.
-Josh

Hows the Buick 5.3 conversion going?

My 5.3 Jimmy is on the road but still has some bugs in the brakes to work out.
Any maybe and alignment.
Dave

Jimmy pic:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...ictureid=21713

[gottattooz]

I've had the engine in and out twice, pulled the transmission three times.

I got everything plugged in, wired up, routed and plumbed. Take her off the jack stands for a test drive and the transmission isn't working. I jack her up to put her back on the stands, and the jack slips off the cross member and smashes the oil pan. So I pulled the trans, lift the engine and swap pans, and put her back together. Trans still not working. Pulled trans again Wednesday and the front pump ears are sheared off. So I'm waiting on parts to rebuild te pump. After that, it's exhaust and interior, and she should be road worthy.

I swapped over all the good stuff from my 67 Skylark ( 4-wheel dics brakes, lowering springs, front and rear sway bars).

-Josh

[colgad]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

I've had the engine in and out twice, pulled the transmission three times.

I got everything plugged in, wired up, routed and plumbed. Take her off the jack stands for a test drive and the transmission isn't working. I jack her up to put her back on the stands, and the jack slips off the cross member and smashes the oil pan. So I pulled the trans, lift the engine and swap pans, and put her back together. Trans still not working. Pulled trans again Wednesday and the front pump ears are sheared off. So I'm waiting on parts to rebuild te pump. After that, it's exhaust and interior, and she should be road worthy.

I swapped over all the good stuff from my 67 Skylark ( 4-wheel dics brakes, lowering springs, front and rear sway bars).

-Josh

I have a 4L60 if you need to use parts

[flashed]

Looks great ,I had to go back to the start to make sure I was seeing the same truck .

[67ChevyRedneck]

Quite a transformation! I really like the new grille!

Call me crazy, but take away the giant house numbers? on the hood and spattered silver paint? and the original color scheme (not paint job, color scheme ) is actually pretty cool. Not that I would paint my truck like that, but kinda cool still.

[bruceman1968]

Hey Josh, Looks like the new date is Nov 21st. Hope you can make it!

[gottattooz]

Thanks, Bruce. I'll post the date on my calendar.

Redneck, if it weren't for the glitter In the clearcoat, i probably would have kept the original paint scheme. I didn't hate it, but the glitter was ridiculous.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I bought a flasher relay to slow down the rapid blinking caused by the led turn signals and tail lights. $50, but it doesn't look like a strobe light when I'm turning anymore.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

The captain is up for sale. I need money to close on a house in Georgia. Looking for $10,000 obo.

- Josh

[flashed]

Where you headed in Georgia ? And good luck on the sale .

[gottattooz]

Originally Posted by flashed

Where you headed in Georgia ? And good luck on the sale .

Staying in Newnan, working on Atlanta, buying a house in Griffin.

- Josh

[CG]

Sorry to see your truck have to go. It was a fun build to watch. I really loved the look of it with the slotted mags. I really really liked the bed cover. Usually Im not much of a fan of bed covers unless they are done in old school vinyl style. Would love to have seen a build thread on the cover all by itself.

[65standard]

Too bad you have to sell it. It is a very cool build. Thanks for sharing.

[gottattooz]

So, I wrecked the captain today. Driving home from work, pulling a trailer when someone brake checked a line of cars I was following. Without the trailer, I would have had plenty of room. With the trailer, the momentum pushed me into a car that got pushed into the car inn front of it.

If anyone has any front doghouse sheet metal for a 67-68, I need a core support, grille, hood front bumper, both fenders and the hood latch mechanism. I care more about function rather than looks at this point. Currently living in Newnan, Georgia. Looking for cheapest possible parts, color, rust, dings and dents not important. Stuck here looking for a house, so finances are very tight, to say the least. Thanks in advance.

- Josh

[colgad]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

So, I wrecked the captain today. Driving home from work, pulling a trailer when someone brake checked a line of cars I was following. Without the trailer, I would have had plenty of room. With the trailer, the momentum pushed me into a car that got pushed into the car inn front of it.

If anyone has any front doghouse sheet metal for a 67-68, I need a core support, grille, hood front bumper, both fenders and the hood latch mechanism. I care more about function rather than looks at this point. Currently living in Newnan, Georgia. Looking for cheapest possible parts, color, rust, dings and dents not important. Stuck here looking for a house, so finances are very tight, to say the least. Thanks in advance.

- Josh

Sorry to hear the bad news :-(
I thought you guys had a house up there?
Sorry, I am all out of spare parts for now.

[gottattooz]

Originally Posted by colgad

Sorry to hear the bad news :-(
I thought you guys had a house up there?
Sorry, I am all out of spare parts for now.

I moved up here because we were supposed to close on a house Jan 15th, and move in Feb 1st. The house deal fell through, but Debbie already lived in a rental, so we're starting over. The rental doesn't have a garage, so everything's outside.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

Here's the damage report on the captain.
Front bumper
Chrysler grille
Right fender
Radiator
Trans oil cooler
Both electric fans
Air filter
Grille surround
Core support
Headlight bezels
Inner fender
Hood.
Battery tray

I'll beat out the hood and fender.

Got a new radiator, core support, trans cooler, air filter and a replacement bumper from a 71-72 c10. I'm just trying to make it driveable again.

- Josh

[flashed]

Boy ,that is hard to look at ,sorry for your bad luck and hope you find the parts quickly .I never see 67/8 stuff around here .

[flashed]

Josh ,the swap meet at Commerce once a month may be a good place to find what you need if you dont find it here .